The raspy Bristol enigma Tricky might not currently have the same vaunted status as his fellow trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack and Portishead. But the man has made some absolutely brain-melting music, and his voice still has a ton of gravitas. Today, Tricky announces his new album Different When It’s Silent, the follow-up to 2020’s Fall To Pieces.
Since 2020, Tricky has released a bunch of side-project records under aliases like Lonely Guest, and manager Alan McGee had to convince him that his new songs belong on a proper Tricky LP. The record includes guest vocals from Bristol singer Mitch Sanders and from longtime Tricky collaborator Marta Złakowska, who appears on lead single “Out Of Place.” It’s a stark, flickery post-punk track, and I don’t remember Tricky ever sounding quite this much like Tom Waits, though I guess they’re both Massive Attack collaborators now.
Below, check out the Steve Gullick-directed “Out Of Place” video, as well as the Different When It’s Silent tracklist and Tricky’s many upcoming UK and European tour dates.
TRACKLIST:
01 “Still See Me There”
02 “I’m Yours”
03 “Be Still In Your Pain”
04 “I Tried”
05 “So Cold”
06 “Paris Maybe”
07 “Cannon Fodder”
08 “Because I Don’t Know”
09 “Marinade”
10 “Radana”
11 “Piano”
12 “Frontier Town”
13 “Hengrove Blues”
14 “Out Of Place”
TOUR DATES:
5/10 – Nottingham, UK @ The Palais
5/12 – Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar St
5/15 – London, UK @ Troxy
5/16 – Manchester, UK @ Aviva Studios
5/17 – Bristol, UK @ Beacon
5/23 – Bydgoszcz, Poland @ Drums Fusion Festival
5/24 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
5/25 – Paris, France @ Trianon
5/26 – Lyon, France @ Radiant
5/28 – Antwerp, Belgium @ De Roma
5/29 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje
5/30 – Maastricht, Netherlands @ Muziekgieterij
6/01- Den Haag, Netherlands @ Paard
6/03 – Groningen, Netherlands @ De Oosterpoort
6/04 – Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys
6/05 – Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja
6/07 – Prague, Czechia @ Meet Factory
6/08 – Vienna, Austria @ Wuk
6/09 – Budapest, Hungary @ A38 Ship
6/11 – Bucharest, Romania @ Quantic Pub
6/12 – Sofia, Bulgaria @ OMO the club
6/13 – Zagreb, Croatia @ Boogaloo
6/14 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Kaufleuten
6/16 – Bern, Switzerland @ Bierhübeli
6/18 – Hamburg, Germany @ Mojo Club
6/20 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
6/24 – Cologne, Germany @ Kantine
6/26 – Malmö, Sweden @ Slagthuset
6/27 – Uppsala, Sweden @ Parksnäckan
6/28 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Filmstudion
7/04 – Amarante, Portugal @ Mimo Festival
7/09 – Milan, Italy @ Triennale (Palace Of Art)
8/23 – Brecon Beacons, UK @ Green Man Festival
8/29 – Bristol, UK @ Forwards Festival
9/02 – Vilnius, Lithuania @ Kably’s
9/03 – Riga, Latvia @ Spelet Concert Hall
9/04 – Narva, Estonia @ Station Narva Festival
Different When It’s Silent is out 7/17 on Tricky’s own False Idols label.
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